Goals & Objectives
Goals & Objectives
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Determining and Writing Effective Goals
Determining and Writing Effective Goals
What are Goals?
What are Goals?
Goals are outcomes. Goals answer the question:
What will the learner look like, be doing, and/or be able to do AFTER the instruction is over?
This is distinct from objectives, which answer the question:
What do I want my learners to do DURING THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION that has them reach the goal(s)?
Goal Characteristics
Goal Characteristics
Goals should evolve as you do your design:
May be somewhat broad and nebulous - You may start with only a general idea of where you want your learners to end up
Become more specific and precise - over time, you want to hone your goals and make them more specific
Are a vision of the impact and outcome of the learning event
"I know I want to go somewhere, and I know the general or even specific area, where I want to end up, eventually.
But I don't necessarily know how I am going to get there yet."
Goals are the behaviors, actions, or outcomes that are made POSSIBLE by learning!
Goals are the behaviors, actions, or outcomes that are made POSSIBLE by learning!
Example: Employees can IDENTIFY & PRACTICE the steps to exhibiting personal safety, with the GOAL of creating a safe working environment.
Goals may or may not be observable & measurable, but it is more powerful if they are.
Goals may or may not be observable & measurable, but it is more powerful if they are.
When we say someone "will be able to,"
it does not mean they ever will!
When we say someone "will be able to,"
it does not mean they ever will!
Terms like:
Terms like:
- The learner will learn
- The learner will think
- The learner will understand
- The learner will want to
are NOT measurable or observable actions!
are NOT measurable or observable actions!
In the image below, click on each goal to learn more about how these goals maybe further defined.
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